CI Spanish: Comprehensible Input Activities

Teaching Spanish through Comprehensible Input (CI) is one of the most effective ways to help learners build real proficiency—naturally, confidently, and with lasting results. This pillar brings together the best CI strategies, activities, lesson ideas, and ready-to-use resources designed to make Spanish input meaningful, engaging, and accessible for students at any level.

Our goal is to give you everything you need to implement CI with confidence—from simple warm-ups to complete input-rich units you can teach tomorrow.

This pillar also links to all major CI categories on the site, including reading, storytelling, listening tasks, conversation prompts, Spanish workouts, and leveled input for your learners.

Scroll below to explore the complete library of CI activities and resources.

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  • Low Prep World Language Activities from Kindergarten

    Teaching beginning learners a new language does not require elaborate materials or hours of planning. With a handful of reliable routines and low prep world language activities, language classes can become vibrant spaces for listening, speaking and playful practice. Below are some ideas that keep learners engaged and allow teachers to focus on interaction rather…

  • Up Your Language Proficiency: Record yourself with Google Slides

    Why use Google Slides for recorded speaking practice? Recording spoken practice can feel intimidating, but a simple slide deck turns it into a low-stress, effective habit. Using Google Slides to record speaking activities gives you a visual prompt, a comfortable structure to follow and an easy way to track progress over time. This method works…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: ¿Qué tiempo hace?

    Comprehensible input Spanish is a simple and effective way to learn how to talk about the weather and the seasons. In this post I introduce basic questions, useful vocabulary and short examples to help you notice patterns and start speaking. This is a friendly, repeatable set of phrases you can use every day while practicing…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: Learn to talk about the past

    This post uses comprehensible input Spanish to help you practice the preterite tense in Spanish. Read the directions, then use the questions and model answers to speak or write about what you did during your last vacation. Try answering aloud, recording yourself, or writing full sentences. How to use this lesson Listen or read each…

  • Comprehensible input Spanish: Learn to ask about and say names in Spanish

    Mastering how to ask someone their name and how to introduce yourself is one of the fastest ways to start speaking Spanish. Short, repeatable sentences plus a handful of real names are all you need to build confidence and begin simple conversations. Why names are a great place to begin Names are concrete, memorable and…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: learn school supply vocabulary

    Learning the words for everyday classroom items is one of the fastest ways to feel comfortable speaking Spanish in a school setting. Focus on the noun together with its article so you learn both gender and number naturally. Below is a compact, usable list of common classroom words, quick grammar tips, and short practice sentences…

  • Comprehensible input Spanish: Learn to talk about your daily routine

    Comprehensible input spanish is a simple, powerful way to learn how to describe everyday habits. Below you’ll find clear examples of common reflexive verbs in the yo form, a natural sample routine in Spanish with English equivalents, and practical ways to practise so these verbs become automatic. Why use reflexive verbs for routines? Many actions…

  • Comprehensible input Spanish: Spanish-speaking world and capitals

    Comprehensible input Spanish is a simple, powerful way to learn vocabulary and structures naturally. This lesson focuses on the countries of the Spanish-speaking world and their capitals. You will see short, repeated question and answer pairs in Spanish with clear English support so you can absorb the sounds, patterns, and meanings without heavy grammar explanations.…

  • Comprehensible input Spanish: Learn vocabulary to talk about body parts

    Comprehensible input spanish is a simple way to learn vocabulary by seeing and hearing words in context. Below you will find the most common parts of the body in Spanish, short pronunciation notes, useful phrases, and quick activities to practise and remember them. Core vocabulary: body parts (with articles and translations) Pronunciation and grammar tips…

  • Comprehensible input Spanish: Learn to talk about where you’re from

    One of the first things people ask each other is where they come from. In Spanish, the question and answers are simple, flexible, and perfect for early practice. Use short, repeated phrases to build confidence and listening comprehension. Below are the most useful forms, examples, and quick drills to get you speaking about origin right…

  • Comprehensible input Spanish: Learn to tell time in Spanish on the hour

    Telling time on the hour in Spanish is one of the first and most useful things to learn. The structure is simple and highly patterned. Once you know the basic rules, you can say every hour of the day with confidence. Core rule When the time is exactly on the hour, Spanish uses either es…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: ¿Qué tiempo hace?

    Comprehensible input spanish is a simple and effective way to learn how to talk about the weather and the seasons. In this post I introduce basic questions, useful vocabulary and short examples to help you notice patterns and start speaking. This is a friendly, repeatable set of phrases you can use every day while practicing…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: Imperfect tense to talk about the past

    This lesson uses the approach of comprehensible input spanish to help you notice and practise the imperfect tense. Read the short Spanish story below, then use the English explanations and activities to understand how the imperfect works and to create similar sentences about your own past. Historia en español Yo vivía en Annapolis. Mi padre…

  • Reading Activity for Learners of Spanish: La Casa de Pilatos

    Reading Activity for Learners of Spanish: La Casa de Pilatos Here is a reading activity for learners of Spanish about the Casa de Pilatos in Seville, Spain. La Casa de Pilatos está en la ciudad de Sevilla, en el sur de España. Es un palacio muy famoso que combina tres estilos: gótico, mudéjar y renacentista.…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: El tango y Buenos Aires

    What you will learn and do: In this short lesson you will practice comprehensible input spanish by listening and reading about Buenos Aires, two important writers, and the history of the tango. First you will listen to the audio, then read the original transcript in Spanish, and finally complete short tasks: write a brief summary…

  • Memes for Spanish Class

    Memes for Spanish Class: Why They Work & How to Use Them If you teach—or study—Spanish, you’ve probably seen those classic memes out there floating around. They might seem simple or silly, but when used thoughtfully in class, they can be great tools for language learning. In this post, I’ll go over why memes work…

  • Holiday Memes for Spanish Class

    Holiday Memes for Spanish Class: Why & How to Use Them I love memes. They’re a fun way to deliver comprehensible input—using visuals + text to help students infer meaning and stay engaged. Holiday memes offer an especially rich opportunity: they tie language learning to cultural moments, give authentic context, and make the classroom feel…

  • Spanish Class Activity: Health Chat Mats

    Spanish Chat Mats: Talk about Health Looking for a way to facilitate talking about health for learners of Spanish? Check out these chat mats. Use these to make dialogues and skits. Culminate with the writing activity at the end. 5 Weeks of No and Low Prep Fun Need quick, engaging activities for your class? This…

  • Teaching Spanish: A Tour of My House

    Welcome — this post expands on the original video “Teaching Spanish: A Tour of My House” and turns that short, friendly house tour into a practical lesson for Spanish learners. Below you’ll find a concise house vocabulary list, useful phrases taken from the tour, the full Spanish transcript, practice activities, and a few screenshots to guide…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: El Tango

    This post expands on a short comprehensible input video about El Tango and Buenos Aires. If you’re learning Spanish, this Comprehensible Input Spanish: El Tango lesson is a gentle, clear way to hear useful vocabulary and simple grammar in context. Below you’ll find a summary, vocabulary, grammar tips and practice activities to help you get…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: El Barrio de las Letras

    This article is based on a short comprehensible input presentation about El Barrio de las Letras. If you want a clear, listen-and-read lesson on Madrid’s literary quarter, this post breaks down the key facts, offers useful vocabulary and phrases for learners, and includes quick grammar points to help you understand the Spanish used in the…

  • Comprehensible Input Spanish: El Flamenco

    This article explores the essentials of flamenco using the lesson “Comprehensible Input Spanish: El Flamenco”. Read the explanation, practice the vocabulary and phrases, and use the suggested activities to turn input into meaningful output while you learn Spanish. Overview: What is flamenco? Flamenco is an artistic expression and a vital part of Spanish culture that originates…

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